The West's post-Holocaust pledge that genocide would never again be tolerated proved to be hollow, and for all the fine sentiments inspired by the memory of Auschwitz, the problem remains that denouncing evil is a far cry from doing good.

The overwhelming tendency of markets is to bring people together, break down prejudices, persuade people of the need to cooperate regardless of class, race, religion, sex/gender, and physical ability. The same is obviously and especially true of sexual orientation. It is the market that rewards people who put aside their biases and seek gains through trade. This is why states devoted to racialist and hateful policies always resort to violence in control of the marketplace.

If we stop helping people because we__e afraid, or ambivalent or whatever, then we lose. Let them do evil. I__l stop them.

Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.

And are you going to explain why you consider competing with me to be the most sincere form of compliment?_ __f course I am,_ Lightsong said. __y dear, have you ever known me to make an inflammatorily ridiculous statement without providing an equally ridiculous explanation to substantiate it?_ __f course not,_ she agreed. __ou are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic._ __ am rather exceptional in that regard.

He didn__ recruit me,_ Cett pointed out. __ got pulled by my balls into this little fiasco.___ wish I cared enough to apologize,_ Elend said, staring at them.